Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Chatham

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 @ Germantown	23
04/15/25 @ Cairo-Durham	18
05/08/25 @ Maple Hill	10
04/23/25 vs Greenville	10
05/03/25 @ Highland	7

Chatham entered their tilt with Watervliet on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Cannoneers. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

Cooper Steltz was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Jacob Carroll was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Hunter Kelly was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Chatham's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Watervliet, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-9.

Chatham and Watervliet could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Panthers will take on Saratoga Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (61 vs. 13). Meanwhile, Watervliet (ranked 625th) will meet Coxsackie-Athens (ranked 104th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.